This girl I cold-approached and k-closed one day explained to me that:
The American Dream was sold to veterans after the war when they had to return from glory/bloodshed/violence on the field back to their boring-ass 9-to-5s, as post-war propaganda. That makes sense to me.

if you're into this kind of shit and you're living in the US, read about the dollar collapse that's going to happen soon. you don't want to be here when they shut off food stamps. move while you still have time